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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in online learning make it possible for people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational experiments. Scholars want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desideratum for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also explores the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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